Countrywide protests demanding justice in Kathua and Unnao rape cases
6 years, 11 months ago

Countrywide protests demanding justice in Kathua and Unnao rape cases

Hindustan Times  

Thousands of people protested across the country on Sunday as outrage grew over the rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl in Jammu’s Kathua and the sexual assault of a teenager in Unnao, a day after another case of the brutal rape and murder of a minor girl was reported in Surat. People attend a protest against the rape of an eight-year-old girl, in Kathua, near Jammu and a teenager in Unnao, Uttar Pradesh, in New Delhi, India April 15, 2018. A demonstrator holds a placard during a silent protest 'Not In My Name' in support of rape victims following high profile cases in Jammu and Kashmir and Uttar Pradesh states, in New Delhi. In Uttar Pradesh capital Lucknow, social activists, theatre artistes, students and volunteers gathered at the Gandhi statue near the general post office on Sunday evening demanding justice in the Unnao and Kathua rape cases. The fight is against patriarchy and we need to push it harder.” Former vice-chancellor, Lucknow University, and a social activist Prof Roop Rekha Verma said, “The Unnao and Kathua rape cases are not merely incidents of crime against women.

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Protests over sexual assault of minor disrupt traffic on highway
1 month, 1 week ago

Protests over sexual assault of minor disrupt traffic on highway

The Hindu  

Scores of school students, Congress leaders and members of the All India Democratic Women’s Association hit the streets on Monday to register protest over a recent incident of sexual assault of a six-year-old girl. The protest by over 70 students and teachers of the school demanding a CBI probe into the case threw traffic near Thavalakuppam on the Cuddalore road …

One held in Kolkata for harassing protester at dharna seeking justice for R.G. Kar victim
6 months, 3 weeks ago

One held in Kolkata for harassing protester at dharna seeking justice for R.G. Kar victim

The Hindu  

At least two incidents of harassment of women protesters were reported in Kolkata on Sunday evening during the dharna demanding justice for the rape and murder of a doctor at R.G. “The accused, Tapas Pal, who was part of today’s rally from College Square to RR Avenue, was allegedly drunk, and touched the complainant in an indecent way and thereby …

Indian doctors’ strike: Everything we know about the brutal murder and rape case and mass protests in Kolkata
7 months, 1 week ago

Indian doctors’ strike: Everything we know about the brutal murder and rape case and mass protests in Kolkata

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “The strike will continue until all demands are formally …

Massive protests take place against mob assaults on women in India's remote northeastern state
1 year, 8 months ago

Massive protests take place against mob assaults on women in India's remote northeastern state

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Thousands of people, mostly women, …

India’s tribal groups protest against Manipur mob sexual assaults
1 year, 8 months ago

India’s tribal groups protest against Manipur mob sexual assaults

Al Jazeera  

Thousands of demonstrators demand immediate arrest of those involved in sexual assaults on two women that caused an outcry. Thousands of tribals, mostly women, have staged a massive sit-in protest in India’s Manipur, demanding the arrest of those involved in the harrowing mob assaults on two women, as the opposition parties slammed the ruling Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party for …

Hyderabad gang-rape: Third of five accused - also a juvenile - apprehended
2 years, 9 months ago

Hyderabad gang-rape: Third of five accused - also a juvenile - apprehended

Hindustan Times  

A third person - a juvenile - has been apprehended in connection with the gang-rape of a 17-year-old girl in Hyderabad's Jubilee Hills last week, Telangana Police said Saturday morning. A candlelight protest rally demanding justice for the Kathua minor rape victim, Kolkata, April 14, 2018 The juvenile accused will be produced before an appropriate court to determine custody, police …

Anger in India after ‘gang rape’ and forced cremation of nine-year-old Dalit girl
3 years, 7 months ago

Anger in India after ‘gang rape’ and forced cremation of nine-year-old Dalit girl

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The horrifying case of an alleged gang rape, killing and forcible cremation …

Suspected rape and killing of Indian girl triggers protests
3 years, 7 months ago

Suspected rape and killing of Indian girl triggers protests

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — Angry villagers in the Indian capital held a protest Thursday outside a crematorium where they say a 9-year-old girl was raped and killed earlier this week. Four men suspected in the crime, all of them workers at the crematorium, have been arrested but have yet to be charged, said police officer Ingit Pratap Singh. Police said the …

Delhi: Student organisations, activists protest against minor girl's rape-murder, demand speedy justice
3 years, 7 months ago

Delhi: Student organisations, activists protest against minor girl's rape-murder, demand speedy justice

India Today  

Several activists and student organisations staged a protest against the alleged rape and murder of a nine-year-old Dalit girl in southwest Delhi's old Nangal village on Wednesday. "Sexual violence against women is a larger problem concerning a patriarchal society wherein women are rendered inferior and powerless, as objects of men's carnal desires and domination," it said. READ: Delhi rape, murder …

India: Protesters clash with police after rape victim’s cremation
4 years, 5 months ago

India: Protesters clash with police after rape victim’s cremation

Al Jazeera  

Protests erupted in several parts of India after a 19-year-old gang-rape victim from the Dalit community was cremated against the wishes of her family. The 19-year-old victim from the Dalit community – the lowest rung of the ancient Hindu caste system – was attacked and raped on September 14 in a field near her home in Hathras district, 100km from …

Outrage, protests as Unnao rape victim succumbs to burn injuries: Kin demand accused be 'chased, killed'; Congress terms UP 'rape capital'
5 years, 3 months ago

Outrage, protests as Unnao rape victim succumbs to burn injuries: Kin demand accused be 'chased, killed'; Congress terms UP 'rape capital'

Firstpost  

The death of the Unnao gangrape victim led to nationwide outrage on Saturday with protests erupting in several places, including Delhi and the Unnao rape victim’s village The death of the Unnao gangrape victim led to nationwide outrage on Saturday with protests erupting in several places, including Delhi and the Unnao rape victim’s village. Reactions poured in both on social …

Anger, protests continue seeking justice for Disha
5 years, 3 months ago

Anger, protests continue seeking justice for Disha

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: More than 2,500 students protested on Monday demanding stringent action against the four accused in the Disha rape and burning case. Female students were present in visibly large numbers in the procession that started from Indira Park, taking the police by surprise. National secretary general of ABVP Nidhi Tripathi criticised the police, Telangana State home minister Mahmood Ali and …

Opposition protests in Lok Sabha over accident case of Unnao rape survivor
5 years, 7 months ago

Opposition protests in Lok Sabha over accident case of Unnao rape survivor

India TV News  

Opposition protests in Lok Sabha over accident case of Unnao rape survivor Amid the ruckus, the ruling BJP, including Union ministers, asserted that the Uttar Pradesh government is taking steps to ensure justice for the girl and her family and urged the Opposition not to politicise the matter. Lok Sabha on Tuesday witnessed vociferous protests and sloganeering by Opposition parties, …

Protest held at India Gate demanding justice for Unnao rape survivour
5 years, 7 months ago

Protest held at India Gate demanding justice for Unnao rape survivour

India TV News  

Scores of people gathered at India Gate on Monday evening demanding justice for the Unnao rape survivour who was seriously injured in a road accident in Uttar Pradesh. Swaraj Abhiyan leader Yogendra Yadav joined the citizens, who were turned on their mobile phone flashlights in solidarity with the 19-year-old woman and held posters that read "tum akeli nahi ho". BJP …

#MeToo in India: I was raped by the man leading protests against the Kathua sexual assault; he’s now out on bail
6 years, 5 months ago

#MeToo in India: I was raped by the man leading protests against the Kathua sexual assault; he’s now out on bail

Firstpost  

His image as a courageous Muslim man hunted by an anti-Muslim state has not been tarnished even after triple charges of domestic violence and attempt to kill his wife for dowry and allegedly raping a female relative. The chargesheet of the police that came out in April stated that the abduction, rape and murder occurred after “accused Sanji Ram decided …

After protests over rape, migrant workers from Uttar Pradesh, Bihar leave Gujarat
6 years, 5 months ago

After protests over rape, migrant workers from Uttar Pradesh, Bihar leave Gujarat

India TV News  

A large number of migrant workers from states like Bihar and Uttar Pradesh have left north Gujarat after protests broke out over the rape of a 14-month-old baby girl by a man from Bihar last week, the cops said. Meanwhile, Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel on Saturday said that he has written to Chief Justice R Subhash Reddy of …

Kathua Rape Case: Delhi HC Issues Notice To Google, Facebook, Twitter And YouTube For Revealing Victim's Name [Read Order]
6 years, 10 months ago

Kathua Rape Case: Delhi HC Issues Notice To Google, Facebook, Twitter And YouTube For Revealing Victim's Name [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday impleaded Google, Facebook, Twitter, Bing and YouTube as Respondents in the Petition initiated by it against media houses which had disclosed the identity of the eight-year-old girl who was raped and murdered in Kathua.During the hearing, the Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C. Hari Shankar was informed that along with …

Kathua rape case: Jammu and Kashmir minister Naeem Akhtar accuses protesting students of 'hurting image' of state
6 years, 11 months ago

Kathua rape case: Jammu and Kashmir minister Naeem Akhtar accuses protesting students of 'hurting image' of state

Firstpost  

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Thursday said those pelting stones in the name of the eight-year-old victim of Kathua rape and murder case were only hurting the image and interests of the state, as the trial in the case was on and accused were behind the bars. Those who still pelt stones in the name of the poor …

Indian-Americans in Washington protest in front of Indian Embassy against Kathua, Unnao rapes, demand swift justice
6 years, 11 months ago

Indian-Americans in Washington protest in front of Indian Embassy against Kathua, Unnao rapes, demand swift justice

Firstpost  

Indian-Americans raising slogans like “Hate Murder, hate Crime: No more. No More” held peaceful protests in front of the Indian embassy in Washington against the gang rape and murder of young girls in Kathua and Unnao Washington: Indian-Americans, including women and children, raising slogans like “Hate Murder, hate Crime: No more. No More” held peaceful protests in front of the …

Narendra Modi in London: 'Rape is rape, don't politicise,' says PM on Kathua, Unnao cases during Bharat Ki Baat
6 years, 11 months ago

Narendra Modi in London: 'Rape is rape, don't politicise,' says PM on Kathua, Unnao cases during Bharat Ki Baat

Firstpost  

Narendra Modi, during the ‘Bharat Ki Baat, Sabke Saath’ programme at the iconic Central Hall Westminster in London, said, “We always ask our daughters about what they are doing, where they are going. We must ask our sons too.” London: Amid a nationwide outrage over the Kathua and Unnao rape cases, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said “rape is …

Rape as a political tool in India
6 years, 11 months ago

Rape as a political tool in India

Al Jazeera  

The brutal rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl from a Muslim minority group is not just about gender violence. The gruesome rape and murder of an eight-year-old Muslim girl in Kathua district of Indian-administered Kashmir is a chilling reminder of how sexual assault is used as a tool to instil fear among those belonging to the minority communities in …

Shaken to the core in Kathua
6 years, 11 months ago

Shaken to the core in Kathua

The Hindu  

The tragic and gruesome rape and killing of an eight-year-old girl in Kathua, Jammu, with a blatantly communal agenda, and the events following it, demonstrate a descent into the deepest levels of depravity. They included two BJP Ministers who joined rallies in support of the Kathua accused, but who resigned in the wake of public outrage expressed through social media …

Student protests continue in Kashmir over Kathua case
6 years, 11 months ago

Student protests continue in Kashmir over Kathua case

Hindustan Times  

Protests by students continued in Kashmir on Wednesday against the rape and murder of an 8-year-old girl in Kathua that has triggered widespread outrage across the country. Law students stage protest demanding justice in the rape and murder of an eight-year-old Kathua girl, in Srinagar. A police official in Awantipora said the student protests turned violent at the Islamic University …

Kathua rape shameful, must ensure such incidents not repeated: President
6 years, 11 months ago

Kathua rape shameful, must ensure such incidents not repeated: President

Deccan Chronicle  

Jammu: President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday condemned the horrific gangrape and murder of eight-year-old girl in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir and wondered what kind of society India was developing into. It is our responsibility to ensure such a thing does not happen to any girl or woman," President Ram Nath Kovind said in his address at the …

Unity and Harmony: Various Organizations Appeal for Peace and Justice in Kathua
6 years, 11 months ago

Unity and Harmony: Various Organizations Appeal for Peace and Justice in Kathua

India TV News  

A group of people from various organisations in Jammu appealed people to maintain communal harmony in the region and stand against the communal politics being played over the rape and murder of a minor girl in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district. The meeting was led by former IPS officer and former vice-chancellor of Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University Masood Choudhary …

Kathua case latest: Hindu suspects deny rape and murder of eight-year-old Muslim girl in case dividing India
6 years, 11 months ago

Kathua case latest: Hindu suspects deny rape and murder of eight-year-old Muslim girl in case dividing India

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Eight Hindu men accused of …

Kashmir lawyers protest against supporters of Kathua rape-murder accused
6 years, 11 months ago

Kashmir lawyers protest against supporters of Kathua rape-murder accused

Hindustan Times  

Members of the Kashmir Bar Association held a march here on Monday to protest against the supporters of the accused in the rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl and demanded a speedy and fair trial. Kashmiri lawyers stand behind a banner during a protest calling for justice following the recent rape and murder case of an eight-year-old girl in …

Bollywood stars Akshay Kumar, Kalki Koechlin seek justice for Kathua, Unnao victims
6 years, 11 months ago

Bollywood stars Akshay Kumar, Kalki Koechlin seek justice for Kathua, Unnao victims

Hindustan Times  

Bollywood stars Akshay Kumar, Kalki Koechlin, Twinkle Khanna, Rajkummar Rao, Helen and Kiran Rao, along with thousands of Mumbaikars, gathered on Sunday for a peaceful protest against the barbaric rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl in Kathua in Jammu and Kashmir, and the sexual assault of another young girl in Unnao in Uttar Pradesh. Kiran Rao, film producer and …

Children, adults rally nationwide over Kathua and Unnao rape cases, demand justice and strict punishment for rapists
6 years, 11 months ago

Children, adults rally nationwide over Kathua and Unnao rape cases, demand justice and strict punishment for rapists

Firstpost  

Scores of people took to streets on Sunday protesting over the rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district and the rape of a 16-year-old girl in Uttar Pradesh’s Unnao by BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar Scores of people took to streets on Sunday protesting over the rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl in …

Kathua rape-murder case: Culprits should be hanged, say victim's parents as SC seeks reply from Mehbooba govt over case transfer plea
6 years, 11 months ago

Kathua rape-murder case: Culprits should be hanged, say victim's parents as SC seeks reply from Mehbooba govt over case transfer plea

India TV News  

The trial court of Kathua, hearing the gruesome rape and murder case of an eight-year-old girl, scheduled the next hearing to April 28. 03:39 pm: Supreme Court asks J&K government to provide security to family of Kathua gangrape victim, their lawyer and a family friend assisting them in pursuing case. The state police has done a good job and it …

Citizens protest Kathua rape
6 years, 11 months ago

Citizens protest Kathua rape

The Hindu  

Posters carrying words and visuals expressing anger and disgust marked protests against the Kathua rape and murder and the rape case ion Unnao across the city, as citizens came together to demand justice for the victims. “There are people in some parts of the country who are overtly supporting the accused or are somehow silent about it because they feel …

Kathua rape: Solid case built by Jammu police against accused offers hope that justice will be served
6 years, 11 months ago

Kathua rape: Solid case built by Jammu police against accused offers hope that justice will be served

Firstpost  

The charge sheet filed in the Kathua rape and murder case appears to be fairly watertight and should stand up in court with the case likely to be fast-tracked by the Mehbooba Mufti government The horrific gang-rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl child in Jammu is being equated with the gruesome sexual assault and killing in a Delhi bus …

Kathua gangrape case: Mehbooba Mufti lauds people for dismissing communal forces
6 years, 11 months ago

Kathua gangrape case: Mehbooba Mufti lauds people for dismissing communal forces

Live Mint  

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday lauded the people of Jammu for dismissing communal forces and their unwavering support for justice to an eight-year-old girl who was gang-raped and killed in Kathua. In an earlier tweet, the chief minister expressed satisfaction over the Supreme Court taking cognisance of an alleged attempt by lawyers in Kathua to …

Asifa Bano: Outrage spreads across India over rape of eight-year-old girl
6 years, 11 months ago

Asifa Bano: Outrage spreads across India over rape of eight-year-old girl

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The gang rape, torture and murder of an eight-year-old Muslim girl in …

Unnao and Kathua rape cases: Congress leaders take to the streets, Bollywood lashes out with 'I am Hindustan, I am ashamed' campaign
6 years, 11 months ago

Unnao and Kathua rape cases: Congress leaders take to the streets, Bollywood lashes out with 'I am Hindustan, I am ashamed' campaign

Firstpost  

Congress leaders across India came together in their states to hold candlelight marches in protest against the Kathua and Unnao rape cases which have sparked nationwide outrage for their sheer brutality and the raw nexus they have exposed between powerbrokers, politicians and the police. Congress leaders across India came together for candlelight marches in major cities and towns to protest …

Kathua, Unnao rapes: rage on the street
6 years, 11 months ago

Kathua, Unnao rapes: rage on the street

The Hindu  

A day after rage over the rape and murder of an eight-year-old and custodial death of an 18-year-old rape survivor’s father erupted over social media, over 15 social and political organisations and members of civil society held a joint protest at Azad Maidan on Friday afternoon. To see the perpetrators roam around without being tried and rather being supported is …

Watch: Mumbai Protests Against Kathua, Unnao Cases at Azad Maidan
6 years, 11 months ago

Watch: Mumbai Protests Against Kathua, Unnao Cases at Azad Maidan

The Quint  

The charge-sheet filed by the Jammu and Kashmir Crime Branch police in the Kathua rape case, that took place in January this year, revealed that an 8-year-old girl was held captive in a temple, sedated, raped repeatedly, bludgeoned to death, and discarded in a forest by three men. Lawyers in Jammu and Hindu Ekta Manch members are rallying behind the …

Kathua rape-murder case: Two BJP ministers, who rallied in support of accused, resign
6 years, 11 months ago

Kathua rape-murder case: Two BJP ministers, who rallied in support of accused, resign

India TV News  

Two BJP minister, who had attended a rally in support of the Kathua rape accused, on Friday resigned from the Mehbooba Mufti government, an official statement said. Earlier today, Union minister Maneka Gandhi declared that her ministry that her ministry intends to amend the POCSO Act making provision for death penalty in child rape cases. "I and the Ministry intend …

Our daughters will definitely get justice: PM amid anger over rape cases
6 years, 11 months ago

Our daughters will definitely get justice: PM amid anger over rape cases

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: In comments being seen as Prime Minister Narendra Modi's first public response over Kathua and Unnao rape cases, which sparked nationwide outrage, the prime minister assured that justice will be delivered to the daughters. Our daughters will definitely get justice," the Prime Minister added. India is waiting.” Read: India is waiting: Rahul slams PM Modi's silence on Kathua, …

Give stringent punishment to perpetrators of Kathua, Unnao rape cases: BJP
6 years, 11 months ago

Give stringent punishment to perpetrators of Kathua, Unnao rape cases: BJP

India TV News  

Facing flak over Kathua and Unnao rape cases, the BJP today said those accused should be given a stringent punishment and claimed that the police acted quickly in both the matters. BJP spokesperson Meenakshi Lekhi defended the two party's ministers, who had joined a rally against the police probe in the Kathua rape and murder case, claiming that they were …

Kathu and Unnao rape cases: Attacks on BJP governments in UP, J&K part of a pattern, says Meenakshi Lekhi
6 years, 11 months ago

Kathu and Unnao rape cases: Attacks on BJP governments in UP, J&K part of a pattern, says Meenakshi Lekhi

The Hindu  

A day after public outrage mounted over the rape and murder of an eight-year-old in Kathua in Jammu, and the death in custody of the father of an alleged rape victim in Unnao, the BJP, whose MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar is an accused in the Unnao rape case, sprang to do damage control. Addressing a presser in New Delhi, Lok …

Delhi HC issues notice to top media houses for disclosing identity of victim in Kathua rape case
6 years, 11 months ago

Delhi HC issues notice to top media houses for disclosing identity of victim in Kathua rape case

Op India  

The Delhi High Court has issued notices to several media houses including NDTV, CNN-NEWS18, Times of India, Hindustan Times, among others, for disclosing the identity of the Kathua gang-rape victim. The Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar took suo moto cognizance of the matter and has sought a response from the media houses …

Kathua rape : Who hardened my heart?
6 years, 11 months ago

Kathua rape : Who hardened my heart?

Op India  

I write this with much shame. Sorry, I cannot stand next to the ‘secular’ politicians, the biased media, the ‘liberal’ elite and Washington Post columnists and carry out my outrage. Various similar incidents don’t even make it to news reports, because “moral compass” of our media doesn’t allow them to highlight such cases. He wanted to be a science writer …

Kathua rape-murder case: Maneka Gandhi to ask for death penalty for child rape
6 years, 11 months ago

Kathua rape-murder case: Maneka Gandhi to ask for death penalty for child rape

India TV News  

Following the nationwide outrage over the Kathua gangrape and murder case, Union Minister Maneka Gandhi on Friday declared that her ministry intends to amend the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act Act making provision for death penalty in child rape cases. "I and the Ministry intend to bring an amendment to the POCSO Act asking for the death penalty …

Kathua rape case: How does brutality inflicted on an eight-year-old girl fit into narrative of 'New India'?
6 years, 11 months ago

Kathua rape case: How does brutality inflicted on an eight-year-old girl fit into narrative of 'New India'?

Firstpost  

Editor’s note: The following is an opinion held by the authors of this piece and does not necessarily reflect Firstpost_’s editorial position._ How does the rape and murder of an eight-year-old Muslim girl fit in the BJP’s newfound narrative of New India? So it does make a huge difference — being Muslim, vulnerable and living in a pocket where the …

Kathua rape case: SC likely to take suo moto notice, seeks material on strike by J-K bar body
6 years, 11 months ago

Kathua rape case: SC likely to take suo moto notice, seeks material on strike by J-K bar body

India TV News  

The Supreme Court is likely to take suo moto notice in Kathua gang rape case. The apex court asked a lawyer to bring materials on record to take judicial note of a strike call given by Kathua and Jammu and Kashmir bar associations in relation to the gangrape and killing of an eight-year-old girl in Jammu region. A bench headed …

Rahul, Priyanka hold midnight march for justice in Kathua, Unnao rape cases
6 years, 11 months ago

Rahul, Priyanka hold midnight march for justice in Kathua, Unnao rape cases

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Congress chief Rahul Gandhi led a midnight march to the India Gate in New Delhi on Thursday night to protest the Kathua and Unnao minor rape cases and said it's time for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to walk the talk on 'beti bachao'. Amid slogans against the BJP and the Prime Minister during the march, Rahul Gandhi said …

Crime in Kathua
6 years, 11 months ago

Crime in Kathua

The Hindu  

The 15-page chargesheet filed by the Jammu and Kashmir Police’s Crime Branch on the abduction, rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl in Kathua district is chilling. This week, local lawyers tried to prevent the police from filing the chargesheet, and the Jammu High Court Bar Association called for a bandh on Wednesday demanding that the investigation be handed over …

Kathua and Unnao rape cases: DCW chief to go on indefinite hunger strike
6 years, 11 months ago

Kathua and Unnao rape cases: DCW chief to go on indefinite hunger strike

The Hindu  

As a mark of protest against the inaction of authorities in meting out justice to the Kathua and Unnao rape victims, Delhi Commission for Women chairperson Swati Maliwal will be going on an indefinite hunger strike from Friday, at Rajghat. In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the women’s commission chief said that while sexual violence against women and …

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